  RA PC subcommittee urges Armenians to boycott event at Surb Khach Church August 10, 2010 - 16:23 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On August 9, the Armenian Public Council subcommittee for preservation of monuments and national historic values hosted a sitting during which the subcommittee urged RA and Diaspora Armenians to refrain from participating in the event organized by Turkish authorities at Surb Khach Armenian Church in Akhtamar island on September 19. “In his address to subcommittee, the head of Van-Vaspurakan expatriates’ community labeled the event as Turkey’s political provocation, calling on Armenians to refrain from participating,” subcommittee chairperson Jasmine Asryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “The subcommittee joins in with the address, believing this to be a matter of honor for the entire Armenian nation,” she stressed.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
